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My Name is Kyle Seibel. So Obviously I Went to Kyle Fest in Kyle, Texas.

My Name is Kyle Seibel. So Obviously I Went to Kyle Fest in Kyle, Texas.

“Somewhere beneath the bugle blast, the beer bloat, the crush of bodies, I was part of something.”

By Kyle Seibel | March 26, 2025

How the Twin Desires of Connection and Autonomy Motivate Us to Success

How the Twin Desires of Connection and Autonomy Motivate Us to Success

William von Hippel on the Psychology Behind the Human Need for Independence and Acceptance

By William von Hippel | February 20, 2025

We Were Cyborgs: On the Construction of the Self As a Teenage Girl

We Were Cyborgs: On the Construction of the Self As a Teenage Girl

Olivia Gatwood Explores Conforming to Beauty Standards in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

By Olivia Gatwood | July 10, 2024

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Amy Kurzweil Considers the Benefits of Chorus Over Canon

By Amy Kurzweil | February 18, 2022

Living in the “In-Between Spaces” of Elizabeth Bishop’s Life-Changing Poetry

Living in the “In-Between Spaces” of Elizabeth Bishop’s Life-Changing Poetry

Patricia Dwyer Rereads “In the Village” and “In the Waiting Room”

By Patricia M. Dwyer | March 16, 2021

A Place in the World: Growing Up Mixed-Race in a White Family

A Place in the World: Growing Up Mixed-Race in a White Family

Georgina Lawton on Learning the Truth About Her Biological Lineage

By Georgina Lawton | February 24, 2021

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